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HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)No, I will not give way again. The change will ensure that people can absolutely say what they like online, but the damage and harm that it will cause are not balanced by the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)I do not disagree that overnight changes are involved, but the problem is that we are going from a certain level of protection to nothing; there will be a drastic, dramatic shift.…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)This may be the only place in the Bill where I do not necessarily agree wholeheartedly with the Labour Front Benchers. I agree with the vast majority of what was said, but I have…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)It is absolutely the case that those companies still have to do a risk assessment, and a child risk assessment if they meet the relevant criteria. The largest platforms, for…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)The hon. Member makes a powerful point about the different ways in which people experience things. That tips over into real-life abusive interactions, and goes as far as terrorist…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)That is the thing: this Bill is supposed to be the Online Safety Bill. It is supposed to be about protecting people from the harm that can be done to them by others. It is also…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)I am pleased to see the list included and the number of things that Ofcom can ask for more information on. I have a specific question about amendment 75. Amendment 75 talks about…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)I am slightly confused, and would appreciate a little clarification from the Minister. I understand what new clause 2 means; if the hon. Member for Pontypridd says that she does…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 98, in clause 11, page 10, line 17, at end insert “, and— (c) mitigate the harm to children caused by habit-forming features of the service by…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)The in-game chat that children use is overwhelmingly voice chat. Children do not type if they can possibly avoid it. I am sure that that is not the case for all children, but it…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)We have seen that just from the people from external organisations who have contacted us about the Bill. The amount of expertise that we do not have that they have brought to the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)Thank you for chairing the meeting this afternoon, Dame Angela. I agree wholeheartedly with the amendments tabled by the Labour Front-Bench team. It is important that we talk…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)The promotion of self-harm is not illegal content; people are now able to do that online—congratulations, great! The promotion of incel culture is not illegal content, so this…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)If platforms do not recognise that they have an issue with habit-forming features, even though we know they have, will Ofcom say to them, “Your risk assessment is insufficient. We…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)The hon. Lady makes an excellent point. This is not about mandating that platforms stop doing these things; it is about ensuring that they take this issue into account and that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)Thank you, Sir Roger. I absolutely agree with the hon. Member for Warrington North. The platform works by stitching things together, so a video could have a bit of somebody else’s…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)Absolutely. The amendment I tabled regarding the accessibility of terms of service was designed to ensure that if the Government rely on terms of service, children can access…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)That is absolutely the case. We are talking about cats because I chose them to illustrate the situation, but people may look at content about healthy eating, and that moves on to…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)Specifically on the issue that was just raised, there were two written ministerial statements on the Online Safety Bill. The first specifically said that an amendment would…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)I wonder if the hon. Member saw the story online about the couple in New Zealand who refused to let their child have a life-saving operation because they could not guarantee that…13 Dec 2022